Blank, scrap, and similar book.



E. F. HOBERG.

BLANK, SCRAP, AND SIMILAR BOOK. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1909.

\ 11, Patented Sept-14,-1909.

UNITED srrrrs PATENT an EMIL F. HOBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSTGNOR TO KIGGINS & TOOKER (30., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BLANK, SCRAP, AND SIMILAR BOOK.

Application filed May 17, 1909.

Specification of Letters Patent.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL F. Hocnne, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, resid ing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Blank, Scrap, and Similar Books, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the art of making books, particularly such as scrap books, blank books, invoice books, postal-card and photograph albums and particularly books in which the leaves are slightly spaced to provide for the insertion and addition between the leaves of clippings, invoices or other similar matter and pictures; also to the method of making such books with the object of providing equal strength and se cure fastening for each leaf and dispensing with folding the leaves, with stitching, or sewing and other operations usually employed in l' ookmaking.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a plurality of single unfolded leaves. These are superposed and jogged to bring the edges true. The leaves are then shingled to bring the corresponding edges in a spaced relation. An adhesive substance is then applied to the uppermost or shingled edges and the leaves are then preferably partially return-shingled so as to cause a part of the surfaces covered with adhesive material to overlap and adhere and then the pasted surfaces are joined to a suitable foundation and under pressure are left to dry, after which the leaves are with advantage bent toward a right angle with the foundation which latter is then connected to the usual cover.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents by an edgewise view a plurality of single unfolded leaves in a shingled relation with adhesive material applied to the upper surfaces of their shingled edges. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, with the leaves partially return-shingled. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section at the place of union of the edges of the leaves to a foundation. Fig. at is a perspective view at the upper end of a book representing the leaves and the back in the covers.

a represents a plurality of single unfolded sheets which in a mass have been jogged to obtain true edges and then shingled; Fig. 1 representing the shingled position in which corresponding edges are in aspaced relation; the exposed surfaces produced by the shingling having adhesive material a applied thereto. Fig. 2 shows the same leaves in a partially re-shingled or return relation so as to cause an appreciable although comparatively small amount of the adhesive surface to under-run the adjacent edge of the next sheet whereby the adhesive material performs a function of sticking the leaves together; 2 representing the place where the leaves are thus joined together.

After the leaves have been brought into the position shown in Fig. 2, they are turned over and laid down upon a suitable foundation or backing. This backing is shown in Fig. 3 at Z), and the same preferably comprises a strip of suitable fabric; Z2 representing the cardboard, leather wood or other similar material forming the back of the book save for the usual strip of cloth which extends around the same from the covers.

In Fig. 4 0 0 represents covers of any desired suitable material and from which a strip 0 usually extends around the cardboard or similar back strip 6 The plurality or series of single unfolded leaves shown in Fig. 2 are preferably turned over in the process of making the book and laid down upon the backing or foundation fabric or similar suitable material Y), care being taken that all of the shingled edges of the leaves are caused to adhere to the foundation. This may be accomplished by a suitable weight or suitable pressure; the parts being left under pressure to thoroughly set and dry. After drying the leaves are preferably turned out to effect a slight crease in each leaf at the line of its adhesion to the back or foundation.

Vhile I have shown in Figs. 1 and 2 but a few leaves I do not limit myself in any manner either to the size or the number of the leaves employed so long as the result accomplished is the same and the method therein described followed out.

This method of manufacturing books is applicable particularly to books in which the leaves are slightly separated or spaced apart allowing for the increased thickness which would be produced when clippings or other material to be preserved are caused to adhere to the surfaces of the leaves.

My invention is applicable to such books as scrap-books, blank-books, invoice books, postal-card and photograph albums and books of this character.

I claim as my invention:

1. The method herein specified of making scrap or other similar books, consisting in assembling a plurality of single unfolded leaves in a superposed relation, shingling the leaves to bring corresponding edges in a spaced relation, applying an adhesive substance to the surfaces of the respective leaves at the shingled edges, then partially return shingling the leaves so as to cause the edges to partially overlap upon the adhesive material, laying the edges so prepared down upon a suitable backing or foundation and I permitting the same to adhere and dry, then applying the covers to complete the book.

2. A scrap or other similar book composed of a plurality of single unfolded leaves, a backing of suitable material to Which the inner margins or shingled edges of all the leaves are secured by adhesive material and in Which the leaves are secured to one another adjacent thereto by similar adhesive material, and a case or cover for the leaves and the backing therefor.

Signed by me this 3rd day of May 1909.

EMIL F. HOBERG.

WVitnesses GEO. T. PINCKNEY, E. ZAcnAnIAsnN. 

